Cubs Draw Boos From the Rooftops

Neighbors Worry Planned Billboards, Decks Will Hurt Business

By

Ben Kesling

Feb. 22, 2013 7:07 p.m. ET

CHICAGO—Plans for a major renovation of 99-year-old Wrigley Field could run afoul of a group of well-connected property owners who have long provided baseball fans with a great view of the action from their rooftops.

The Ricketts family, which bought the Chicago Cubs in 2009 for $845 million, has proposed a $300 million stadium renovation that the family says wouldn't cost taxpayers a penny. The plan calls for upgrading the stadium's locker rooms, seating and concession stands. But it also proposes erecting new decks in...